Ancient Greek

  • Saw this while wandering through Reddit last night … Alcestis in the original Greek, by the Barnard/Columbia Ancient Drama Group … it’s the whole thing, so enjoy:

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  • Yay! Canisius College will introduce a new bachelor’s degree in classics, the study of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and the Greek and Latin languages, in fall 2010. The new classics major will prepare students for graduate work in the field and also train a new generation of Latin teachers to meet increasing demand across…

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  • Image via Wikipedia A very interesting project at Cornell: Scholars looking for multiple sources and translations from among 1,000 years of ancient Greek and Latin texts will have a powerful new tool in their research arsenal with a database being developed at Cornell. The Classical Works Knowledge Base (CWKB) — a relational database and specialized…

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  • A spelling mistake in ancient Greek on the doors to the Cambridge University classics faculty has left officials red-faced. The stylish new entrance to the £1.3 million extension at the department, on the university’s Sidgwick site, boasts glass doors emblazoned with a quote by Aristotle, chosen by academics from the faculty. But the quote –…

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